Capt. Evan Schollaert, TowBoatUS Holden Beach/Ocean Isle/Southport operations and manager/lead captain, with his family.
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SUPPLY, N.C., June 26, 2024 – For the Dillman and Parker families, each owners of TowBoatUS companies in southwest Florida and the Chesapeake Bay respectively, the family businesses have been providing recreational boaters with professional 24/7 on-water towing and assistance services. Today, Capt. Todd and Dominique Dillman, and Capt. Christopher and Katie Parker have teamed up to grow the TowBoatUS footprint in the Cape Fear region with the opening of TowBoatUS Holden Beach. Additionally, nearby TowBoatUS locations in Ocean Isle and Southport are also now under the partnership.

“We see many opportunities to grow our business as more families are moving to the Wilmington and Cape Fear regions,” said Capt. Dillman. “We want to be a part of it, to be where boaters need us.”

Long-time towboat captain Evan Schollaert remains with the new company and has been promoted to operations manager/lead captain for all three TowBoatUS ports.

“Evan does a wonderful job for boaters, and we’re really pleased he’s stayed on. People come first with us,” said Capt. Parker.

Much like an auto club for recreational boat owners, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) offers on-water Unlimited Towing Memberships for saltwater boaters and anglers for just $175 per year. On-water towing, soft ungrounding, battery jump and fuel drop-off services are included. Membership comes with more than 25 valuable BoatUS benefits, including discounts at local fuel docks and transient slips at marinas. Also included are a subscription to BoatUS Magazine, free DSC-VHF radio registration and more.

TowBoatUS Holden Beach’s red 7-meter rigid hull inflatable response vessel homeports at Zimmerman’s Boat Yard. All the company’s captains are U.S. Coast Guard-licensed. Separate from BoatUS towing and membership the company offers boat salvage and spill cleanup services.

The Dillman’s Florida TowBoatUS ports include Naples, Marco Island and Everglades City. The Parker’s own TowBoatUS ports on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay in Crisfeld, Maryland, and Reedville, Gwynn’s Island, and Upper Rappahannock, Virginia. All of the locations are part of the nationwide TowBoatUS fleet of more than 600 red vessels that respond to more than 90,000 requests for routine assistance each year.

The fastest way to request assistance from any TowBoatUS location is to download the free BoatUS App, which connects boaters to the closest local towing captain. Additionally, TowBoatUS Holden Beach can be reached at 910-457-7141 or by phoning the BoatUS toll-free 24/7 Dispatch Center at 800-391-4869.

For more go to BoatUS.com/Towing or call 800-888-4869.

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About TowBoatUS:

Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is the nation's leading advocacy, services and safety group for recreational boaters. We are the Boat Owners Auto Club™ and provide our nearly 800,000 members with a wide array of helpful services, including 24-hour on-water towing that gets you safely home when your boat won’t, jump-starts, fuel delivery, and soft ungroundings. The TowBoatUS towing fleet is North America’s largest network of towing ports with more than 300 locations and over 600 red towboats, responding to more than 90,000 requests for assistance each year. The BoatUS App makes it easy to summon water and road assistance 24/7 and can speed response times (BoatUS.com/App). For more information go to BoatUS.com/Towing.